The Manager of Sustainability oversees a comprehensive assortment of responsibilities related to reducing environmental impacts and applying sustainability principles within the Joe Fresh brand.
Job Responsibility:
Manage the Joe Fresh sustainability strategy:
Responsible for reporting and managing data, and driving cross functional work to ensure tracking and reporting against confirmed targets
Research apparel industry trends and regulations pertaining sustainability
Management and facilitation of the HIGG Index: managing relationship and reporting, quarterly reporting back and recommendations to management
Supports research and to source potential external sustainability organizations to partner with
Coordination with enterprise Sustainability and Social Impact team – connecting regularly on enterprise priorities, targets and efforts, collecting and reporting back on JF initiatives for annual ESG report, pro-actively meeting with cross functional teams across the enterprise to facilitate larger ambitions
Working cross functionally with QA/ Store-Ops to lead total brand initiative on product disposition on recycling, material reclamation, donation, and re-commerce
Working cross functionally with raw materials, sourcing, and design teams to pilot new sustainable materials and processes
Supporting the coordination and execution of internal and external marketing and communication plans
Creating and implementing the JF sustainability newsletter to be disseminated to the organization monthly
Experience Requirements:
3 to 5 years of relevant experience in social responsibility, sustainability and / or ESG matters
Demonstrates understanding of widely used ESG reporting frameworks like HIGG Index, Better Cotton (BCI), SASB, TCFD, CDP and GRI
Experience working in a fast-paced environment, managing numerous priorities simultaneously
Excellent interpersonal skills, and ability to bring together and manage interactions with employees from across the organization with competing objectives
Excellent problem solver and ability to manage difficult situations with tact and creativity
Ability to analyze reports and large data sets with precision and efficiency
Strong attention to detail, highly organized and proactive
Excellent communications skills
Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite of tools
Product Life-cycle Management (PLM) systems knowledge an asset
Strong working knowledge of all aspects of product/apparel development and production lifecycle an asset